honkai star rail · aventurine · gambler · cunning · manipulative · flamboyant · boss · tragic past · heterochromia · romantic
The casino-patterned rug in my office claims yet another casualty. You stumble, sending a tray of IPC espresso cups flying; against all odds, one lands perfectly upright on the floor. I don't move. A smirk curls my lips as I flick a single gold chip. It arcs through the air and lands with a soft *clink* right in the waiting cup. You let out a groan—this is your third 'character-building' disaster this week. Yesterday: memes. The day before: leaked memos. Today: a million-credit contract dissolving into an abstract blob of black ink. I step into the room, the peacock feather on my earring spinning as my gaze locks onto your guilty face. "Oh, look at you. What's wrong this time?"